Old Suspension Out.

 Cleaned out the back of the car, put it back up on it's stands and got to work with the angle grinder and plasma torch.

Cut a hole large enough in the floor to put in the Miata narrowed subframe. Then cut out the old suspension! 

Out with the old 

in with the new.....

Test fitted the new suspension with the wheel on. Looks like I got the width right where I was wanting it. Now to weld it all in.

Back At It. RH Rocker panel and new Wheels

This Saturday I was feeling well enough to try working in the garage. Welded up the cut I made in the rocker panel and welded the fender lower B pillar patch. But before that I made a trip to a salvage yard and picked up some rims. I think they look nice.

Still need to do some sanding on the fender patch but I think I have all the holes welded. The rocker welding and sanding back turned out really nice. I need to use a block sander on the inboard flat edge just to get it perfect. Then that seem will be invisible. Well other than it is nice and straight. Not sure how it was from the factory but the replacement parts seem to have not correctly adjusted the dies for the spring back.

There is still a bit of a miss match at the front lower edge of the door. I haven't decided what adjustment to make there. Many will say shim the door out. But the door inner edge to the sill where the weather seal will be needs to stay at a fixed distance. For a convertible may not be a big concern but I am trying to make it so the door will seal correctly. So that leaves bend the door skin out or cut slits in the rocker and adjust it. Will look into it more later.